Montagnea

Montagnea
Montagnea arenaria
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Montagnea
Fr. (1836)
Type species
Montagnea arenaria
(DC.) Zeller (1943)
Synonyms
  • Montagnites Fr. (1838)
  • Montagnea (Pallas) Šebek

Montagnea is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in subtropical dry areas, and contains six species. Montagnea was circumscribed by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1836.

The genus name of Montagnea is in honour of Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (1784–1866), who was a French military physician and botanist who specialized in the fields of bryology and mycology.